BLUE WAVE VARSITY-GARCIA

Blue Wave Varsity-Garcia play in the top 17U & 18U divisions in local major tournaments and events and is for all players that are currently playing or starting for high school varsity teams.

This is a highly competitive team and looking for highly competitive and committed players as we won the 18U Prospect Wire Firecracker Classic this summer and posted a 3-1 record in the Baseball Factory SW Championships.

Events scheduled for the Fall-Winter season for Blue Wave Varsity include:

• SEPT 27-29 PROSPECT WIRE SOCAL FALL CLASSIC
• OCT 11-13 CCYB-ADIDAS COLLEGIATE SHOWCASE
• NOV 1-3 PERFECT GAME SOCAL FALL CLASSIC
• DEC 13-15 PROSPECT WIRE CHRISTMAS CLASSIC

Besides the events above, Blue Wave Varsity-Garcia will play additional local tournaments and scrimmage games throughout the season.

OPTIONAL PRACTICE SESSIONS

Though not required, Blue Wave offers optional open practice sessions each week during the season. Optional practice sessions are not required to play on the team.

Optional Fielding Practice sessions are held each Monday from 5 to 7 PM and held at Northwood High School through September, then switches to each Monday at OC Great Park starting in October and through December.

ONLY PAY WHEN YOU PLAY

Optional 2-hour Fielding Practice sessions are $30 and paid online at www.bluewaveathletics.com/fees

Cost for all practice sessions, games, tournaments and showcase events are priced separately and only paid when you play. There are no dues for 15U, 16U and 18U high school level teams. You only pay when you play or participate.

TRYOUTS ANYTIME

All new players must tryout. New players must also register at www.bluewaveathletics.com/registration to cover insurance requirements and provide player information required for coaches and recruiters.

Returning players do not need tryout, but need to check their status with Coach Garcia or simply contact Steve Kruse (949) 202-7748 or

FALL-WINTER 2024 SEASON EVENTS

SEPT 27-29 USA PREMIER-PROSPECT WIRE SOCAL FALL CLASSIC Blue Wave Varsity-Garcia team will compete in this showcase tournament with three game guarantee and played on local fields. All games scored by Prospect Wire along with social media coverage. Position Fee is $200, Pitchers Only are free.

OCT 11-13 CCYB-ADIDAS COLLEGE SHOWCASE at OC Great Park, Irvine for our Blue Wave 18U Varsity team. For this showcase event, each team will play two 10-inning games against top regional competition, more than 28 teams have already registered which will be a good draw for local college recruiters. Position player fee is $200, Pitchers Only are free.

NOV 1-3 PERFECT GAME SOCAL FALL CLASSIC @ OC Great Park, Irvine. Three games guaranteed, metal or wood bat. Blue Wave 2028 will play in the 15U Division. All games are scored by PG scouts with DiamondKast. Perfect Game is one of the top recruiting organizations in the U.S. Cost is $225 per player, Pitcher Only can throw for free.

DEC 13-15 USA PREMIER-PROSPECT WIRE CHRISTMAS CLASSIC played on Irvine area fields with a three game guarantee against top competition and one of the last events of the year. Social media coverage, games scored by Prospect Wire, that will also name player and team awards. Position Fee is $200, Pitcher Only is free.

All players must be approved and confirmed for the events/games by contacting respective coach or contacting Steve Kruse (949) 202-7748 at 

ABOUT BLUE WAVE

Established in 1996, Blue Wave is one of the oldest and most respected “non-profit” club baseball organizations in Orange County. Blue Wave teams have played 10,00+ games, won 150+ tournaments, 13 national championships, and been nationally ranked on multiple occasions.

More than 450 Blue Wave alumni have played or are playing collegiate baseball at some of the top programs in the country, including UCI, USC, UCLA, Oregon, Cal State University Fullerton, Stanford, PENN, Gonzaga, USF, University of Miami, Pepperdine, Long Beach State, Fresno State, Nebraska, Indiana, Kansas, Sacramento State, UCSB, Santa Clara, Clemson and more.

More than three dozen Blue Wave alumni have played or are playing or coaching Major League Baseball (MLB), including current Mariners Dylan Moore, Oakland A’s starter James Kaprielian, Rangers catcher Austin Hedges, Angels catcher Chad Wallach, and San Francisco Giants hitting coach Justin Viele.

Former Blue Wavers in college positions include Wes Oberlin Director of Development – Athletics at Sacramento State and Matt Florer, Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator.

Former either former Blue Wave players or coaches include Brett Kay (JSerra), Rich Pohle (Brea-Olinda), Bret LeVier (San Juan Hills), Jason Smith (Canyon),  Gabe Cota (Irvine),  Ben Owen (Northwood), and Drew Hillman (Laguna Hills).

A WINNING TRADITION

Aron Garcia

Head Coach & Trainer

Vice President of Player Development

(562)301-6516

Longtime Orange County youth baseball Coach Aron Garcia is director of player development at all levels for Blue Wave’s highly regarded High School Player and Collegiate Preparation Programs that are focused on developing players for the next level for any ballplayer at any age.

Garcia is one of the top youth team coaches in the Western region and excels at preparing players for high school, college and beyond. In his 18 years as a coach, several hundred of his former players have gone on to play college and professionally.

Garcia’s teams are consistently competitive and highly ranked every year, he has more than 70 tournament and league titles to his credit, as well as 14U national championships in 2009 and 2010. His high school varsity-level teams have won numerous tournaments and showcase events.

His 14U team was 67-14 in 2010, ranked 18th in the nation by Perfect Game national scouting service, and finished first or second in more than a dozen tournaments over a five-month span. His 11U team won 7 out of eight tournaments they entered in 2015 and were ranked No. 1 in Southern California and No. 10 nationally by USSSA.

Garcia’s 2018 Blue Wave 12U team won eight tournament titles in eight months, compiling a 53-8-2 record that was capped off with the Cooperstown All-Star Village Week 9 Championship.

Garcia is also well experienced in playing in national tournaments; he was a member of the 1987 Northwood Little League team that played Taiwan in the Little League World Series.

He was featured in a feature article in the OC Register about his experience in the LLWS, as well as when he was featured in a June 27, 1988 Sports Illustrated as “The Comeback Kid.” And, in case you missed it, you can read the online version here HERE.

He was also a four-year varsity starter at Irvine High School, where he played shortstop. After high school, he attended Saddleback College, where he played baseball and football. He has coached baseball and football since 1996 at Irvine High School, Mater Dei Northwood High School, and currently at Crean Lutheran High School, Irvine.